Hi,not specific to the Watts topic, or Newton Heath. My own family Jones, Johnson....from lancashire and Cheshire. What interested me was silk, and family movement. I too could not understand why I hadsomeone born inMacclesfield, with one or two children born there, end uo in Aylesbury children born there, then others born back in Macclesfield. They were silk weavers. Part of the family, and Johnsons, were listed in Newton Heath, and part of Newton Heath locomotive workers, some still weavers. There must have been a massive silk industry in the region, but why move back and forth. Its not like Aylesbury is a neighbouring county! And why Macclesfield or even Newton Heath.they settled, but changed occupations...I was told one relative travelled overseas with an exhibition...to do with sIlk, dressmaking.....but cant prove anything about this